Being able to cover up a bad hair day with a Von Dutch hat.
Knowing exactly how your friends were feeling about everything because they wrote it all down in Xanga.
Via help.xanga.com
Spending your afternoons after school actually watching music videos on the glorious show that was TRL.
Hi Sway!!!!!!!!!!
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Not being able to write long-winded texts which meant you couldn't misconstrue much.
"Hey sup?"
"Nm lol u"
"Same"
Via lumiaconversationsuk.microsoft.com
And looking forward to new singles from Destiny's Child.
Bless.
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